SB236 Alabama 2019 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Medical Marijuana, program established to allow use of for certain conditions, defense against prosecution for marijuana possession established, Secs. 2-33-1 to 2-33-8, incl., 2-33-20 to 2-33-23, incl., 2-33-40 to 2-33-49, incl., added; Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 3A-12-214.2, 13A-12-214.3 am'd.

Description

Relating to the medical use of marijuana; to amend Sections 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 13A-12-214.2, 13A-12-214.3, and 20-2-214, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add a new Chapter 2A to Title 20, Code of Alabama 1975; to create the CARE Act; to exempt from the crime of unlawful possession or use of marijuana a resident diagnosed with a qualifying condition who has a valid medical cannabis card for the medical use of cannabis; to establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission and provide for its membership and duties; to provide for a patient registry system of qualified patients and designated caregivers and provide for issuance of medical cannabis cards to registrants; to license the cultivation, processing, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, dispensing, and sale of cannabis; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to inspect licensed facilities; to impose taxes; to create a Medical Cannabis Fund and provide for its proceeds and expenditures; to provide definitions; to extend Carly's Law; to make conforming changes to Leni's Law; to repeal Leni's Law at a later date; to require reporting to the Legislature; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

Subjects

Marijuana